Gaienhofen
Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Gaienhofen (German pronunciation: [ɡaɪənˈhoːfn̩]) is a municipality in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is located at the border with Switzerland.
Gaienhofen | |
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 Gaienhofen seen from Switzerland | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gaienhofen
within Konstanz district  | |
 Location of Gaienhofen | |
  Gaienhofen  Gaienhofen | |
| Coordinates: 47°40′59″N 8°58′56″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Konstanz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–30) | Jürgen Maas[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.52 km2 (4.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 425 m (1,394 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,334 |
| • Density | 266.3/km2 (689.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 78343 |
| Dialling codes | 07735 |
| Vehicle registration | KN |
| Website | www.gaienhofen.de |
Since 1974, Gaienhofen consists of four villages: Gaienhofen, Gundholzen, Hemmenhofen and Horn. Attractions, apart from the Lake of Constance, include the Hermann-Hesse-Höri-Museum and the Museum Haus Dix.
World heritage site
It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3]
Twin towns
Gaienhofen is twinned with:
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne, France
Balatonföldvár, Hungary
Transport
There are two landing stages, Gaienhofen and Hemmenhofen. Between spring and autumn, the URh offers regular boat services on the High Rhine and Untersee between Schaffhausen and Kreuzlingen, via Konstanz.
Gallery
Stone Age housings (reconstructed) in Unteruhldingen
Chapel in Gaienhofen-Hemmenhofen
First house of Hermann Hesse and his first wife Maria Bernoulli (Mia)
